nfl receiving yards leaders 2008 to 2016

Between the 2008 and 2016 seasons, Calvin Johnson had the most yards on receptions, with 10,863 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
10,863
120
683
1,220
15.9
90.5
79
115
15
7.7
1.0
0
2Brandon Marshall
B. Marshall
10,427
136
819
1,387
12.7
76.7
73
49
13
3.8
0.4
0
3Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
9,845
142
795
1,323
12.4
69.3
70
13
4
3.3
0.1
0
4Andre Johnson
A. Johnson
9,381
123
691
1,122
13.6
76.3
45
28
5
5.6
0.2
0
5DeSean Jackson
D. Jackson
8,819
126
498
893
17.7
70.0
46
380
61
6.2
3.0
3
6Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
8,804
127
600
1,041
14.7
69.3
44
154
20
7.7
1.2
0
7Roddy White
R. White
8,709
123
666
1,107
13.1
70.8
54
9
4
2.3
0.1
0
8Antonio Brown
A. Brown
8,377
101
632
943
13.3
82.9
50
119
31
3.8
1.2
0
9Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
8,321
134
663
1,047
12.6
62.1
53
99
18
5.5
0.7
1
10Vincent Jackson
V. Jackson
7,945
115
469
891
16.9
69.1
48
145
12
12.1
1.3
0
11Jason Witten
J. Witten
7,905
144
741
1,039
10.7
54.9
42
0
0
0.0
0
12Demaryius Thomas
D. Thomas
7,704
101
546
897
14.1
76.3
52
6
3
2.0
0.1
0
13Wes Welker
W. Welker
7,628
112
695
979
11.0
68.1
41
112
14
8.0
1.0
0
14Julio Jones
J. Jones
7,610
79
497
779
15.3
96.3
40
94
14
6.7
1.2
0
15Marques Colston
M. Colston
7,519
116
543
840
13.8
64.8
53
7
2
3.5
0.1
0
16Jordy Nelson
J. Nelson
7,366
121
497
748
14.8
60.9
63
0
0
0.0
0
17Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
7,361
102
576
954
12.8
72.2
35
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
18Mike Wallace
M. Wallace
7,324
127
486
846
15.1
57.7
53
237
33
7.2
1.9
0
19A.J. Green
A.J. Green
7,135
86
481
805
14.8
83.0
49
93
11
8.5
1.1
0
20Pierre Garcon
P. Garcon
7,068
132
564
927
12.5
53.5
37
72
12
6.0
0.5
0
21Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
6,974
144
583
940
12.0
48.4
50
0
0
0.0
0
22Antonio Gates
A. Gates
6,830
127
557
828
12.3
53.8
68
0
0
0.0
0
23Greg Jennings
G. Jennings
6,739
116
473
780
14.2
58.1
49
-1
1
-1.0
0.0
0
24Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
6,621
97
462
779
14.3
68.3
67
1
5
0.2
0.0
0
25Jeremy Maclin
J. Maclin
6,395
102
474
769
13.5
62.7
46
43
10
4.3
0.4
0
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